Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-14
THROUGH THE STATE.

Two prisoners escaped from the Phillip
Jail, last Sunday night, by burning hole
through the cell ceiling large enough to
admit mans body OnCe through the
hole they found themselves on the second
uoor OF the Jail, and then all necessary to
be tree was to slip quietly down stairs, I'M
holt the door and were soon on their way
home One ct the men was reCaptured the
same day.
On Saturday night last a shooting atlray
occurred near Mannington at q house OF
ill.repute said 20 be kept by the notorious
"Nallir MaSsie." 1t seems that a man
named Fluharty, OF Fishing creek, was
Spending the evening there when BILL
Rodgers called, and shortly after dispute
arose. which ended ia Rodgers shooting
Fluharty, hut not seriously, it being a tiesh
wound.
The ShrpherdstOwn Register SIS: Mr..
WA Graham, Superintendent OF Elm
wood Cemetery, was severely injured last
Tuesday by falling from high step lad
der, his hack striking a chair. There WAS
no one else about the premises at the
time, and Mr.. Graham lay unconscious
all night. lie was nearly frozen when
found the next morning and stall suiteI~
very much from his injuries.
On last Thursday Mrs Warner Murphy,
living on Back Creek, Berkeley county.
while lahoring under an attack Of insan-
ity, attempted To cut her husbands throat
with a TaZor, which she had in some way
gotten possession of. She inflicted cash
across the throat, barely missing the Jugu-
lar vein Mr.. Murphy is doing well and
will recover.
Squire Jchu c. Thomas, of Red House,
Putnam county, sent II registered letter
containing $50 10 the Charleston National
Bauk on the lith. The letter never
rr.uE,r! its destination. Mail Agent Aus
tlu. q: tee kanawha and Ohio, received
api r,ce,pted Tor the letter but cannot
.h,.T q receipt tor delivery ut the Charles,
ton office. The ease is now in the hands
of nm inspector.
W. We're shown this week at the b. y
To- d,po.. very strange thing which we
>up,.,se ia piece Of burnt coal. whirh
~, taken out OF the NewbuIg shalt. /;
Is al,Nnt i2Nl5 inches, almost as light ~ Il
leather and looks like piece OF burnt
spongr II is indeed Il strange phenom-
INA - Piedmont Herald.
Eoheri Roach, OF Doddridge county, in
Clic,rd tor a criminal assault upon young
lady near Morganyille, il October, has
been found not guilty. The jury in the
else of VIM Goodwin, indicted for robbiug
Floyd Nicely, failed 10 agree A. l.. Duty,
was on tralin the Doddridge Circuit Court,
few days ago, for forgery.
Mr.. ID. Il. Shull caught big black bear
weighing 2UO pounds IN a trap, which he
rad set near Beverly, Randolph county,
last week, wherehe is working Oh the Gu
ginser corps engaged on the Cheat River
extension of the W. Va, c. X Z. Railroad.
The HvaatdiR Echo says: AT this sea-
son the average hunter comes here from
the city, purchases e bearsEin aud pair
of buck horns and returns to excite his
friends with his big accounts OF his won
derlul hunting adventures.
Tracklaying on the extension of the
| Ohio river road will he completed by the
! last ct the month, and it is thought trains
will br running by January, by making 4
| transfer over the Hanawha at Pt. Pleasant.
Eddie, eldest son OF Mr.. George W.
| Glass, OF Berryyille, Jefferson county, aged
abOut - years, accidentally shot himself
| in the head with pistol last Sunday, and
Tor q time was IN very critical condition.
While Alvy Shank, q young man Is
years old, was hunting in Maryland, neat
Martiusburg, few days ago, his gun
burst. and he was 80 badly hurt about the
head that he is not expected TO live.
A poplar tree was recently cut in Wetzel
county which measured - feet 3 inches in
circumference ut the butt and II feet in
circumference - feet from the butt.
The family of F NJ. Homer, who re-
Gently died at Clsrksburg, has received
g., 600 life insurance from the Knights OF
Honor.
The jewelry store of S. NJ. Hardman, at
Weston, was entered by burglars, last
week, and three watches carried Of.
The planning mill of Oliver Dunn, OF
KingwOOd, had narrow escape from being
destroyed by fire, few days ago.
Engineers are at work on the proposed
extension of the CITATION and Greenbrier
railroad, TO Charleston.
| Religious reyivals are occupying large
share OF public attention in the interior
counties.
Steps are being taken to form an Organi-
cation of the Sons of Veterans at Fair
mont.
The mill at Spencer ground $4,000
bushels OF wheat, last year.
The Weston papers are agitating fire
department.